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570 Local News Pit bull owner attacked by his own dog June 17, 2005 - 07:28 am By: 570 News A Cambridge man is in hospital after being attacked by his pit bull. It happened around 1:15 this morning at Guelph Avenue and Milling Road in Cambridge. A man in a truck saw what happened and came to the dog owners aid, and took him to hospital. The pit bull was on the loose briefly, but found several blocks away by Waterloo Regional police and shot by an emergency response officer. Waterloo Regional police tells 570 News the pit bull...

It has to be one of the dumbest laws, ever. And I don't even own or like pit bulls. It's nothing personal, only that I'd never keep any animal that eats as much or more than I do. Still, I can weep for the pit bulls of Denver, particularly for the puppies that never did anything other than get born into the breed. Yet here we have the city of Denver, newly sprung from legislative and judicial restraint, rounding up pits over the past couple of days and killing them like rats during The Plague. A uniformed officer arrives at...

Little Girl Recovering After Vicious Pitbull Attack (University Heights-WABC, February 7, 2004) ? A little girl from the Bronx is covered with stitches and bandages Saturday morning, after being viciously attacked by family dogs. Three-year old Makailah Barnet was so badly injured -- her lips were almost severed. Her four-year old sister was also hurt. She suffered head injuries. Police say as many as three dogs may have been involved in the attack. They were removed from the family's University Heights home on Friday. Shannon Smith, Victim's Mother: When my daughter opened up the door to get the puppy out,...